[Tutor] IDLE - working in windows

[David Porter]

* David Kaye <dklutch@worldnet.att.net>:
> Why do so many on-line tutorials constantly suggest working in a DOS window
> when working on Python?  

Maybe they refer to older versions of IDLE? The latest version is supposed
to be much improved.

> I'm just learning the basics now and IDLE seems to work fine; it allows me
> to create a new file and save it while my Python command line interface is
> running.  Am I going to run into trouble as I get into different programs?

I don't see any reason why you should use a DOS window instead of IDLE,
especially if you like IDLE.


    |David|